Adam's Japanese Journey: Tokyo Skytree!

That’s right, everyone. When I had some time off, my friends and I went to the Tokyo Skytree! But if you saw my second Lang-8 blog post, you’d know that I didn’t actually go up to the top.

You’re probably wondering, “Why would you go all the way to the Skytree and NOT pay to see an amazing view?”

Well, one of the only valid responses would be a fear of heights. And no, that’s not the reason I didn’t ride the elevator to the top of the Skytree. So here’s the story…

Eight of us were having a good time while the other half of our team was still at their third camp, so one of the activities that we did was sing karaoke. After that, we decided that we’d go to the Skytree. What we didn’t know is that it closes around 8 or 9 at night.

It was okay, though. We still had 20 or 30 minutes to spare when we got there. However, I failed to anticipate that one of the guys on my team would have to use the restroom. The girls went on ahead, but my friend Will and I decided that we’d be nice and wait for him instead of ditching him.

Once the three of us were back together, we went down the escalator to the main floor to look for the girls, but we couldn’t find them. To make matters worse, I was the only one with a working cell phone that could send messages without the need for a Wi-Fi connection.

“They wouldn’t go without us, would they?” we wondered. No, that was out of the question. Naturally, we thought they were waiting for us, and they were in one of the shops. We got distracted looking for them, and I bought some Pokémon cards and figures while we were in one of the stores.

The Skytree closed, and we failed to find them. When we returned to the hostel, it was confirmed that they went on without us. Oh well, I’m not going to blame them at all, and it was actually a somewhat comedic situation.

So there you have it. That’s why I didn’t go to the top of the Skytree. It's okay because I plan on returning to Japan a couple more times while attending college, and I’m planning on moving to Japan once I’m do with school. So it’s all good… I’ll see the view from the Skytree someday, and when that day comes, you’ll see all of the photos that I take.